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The Christianity Today Board of Directors has unanimously elected Dr. Timothy Dalrymple as its next president and CEO. He will begin his new role May 1, 2019. Commenting on the enthusiasm of the board for their president-elect, board chair Eugene…

When Phil Brookman preaches, even Alexa listens — and dutifully obeys. Brookman, a minister for Memorial Road Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, was delivering a Sunday message from 1 Corinthians 12 when his sermon illustration nearly resulted in the purchase…

James MacDonald, the embattled pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, has been fired by the suburban Chicago megachurch he founded three decades ago. His departure follows years of controversy over MacDonald’s leadership style and the church’s finances. Elders announced the move…

The state of are newcomers to a 2019 watchdog list of the top 12 contributors to sexual exploitation in the U.S. Nevada enslaves women through legalized prostitution and United Airlines has not addressed passenger reports of inflight sexual assault and…

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have called the reports by two Texas newspapers of hundreds of sex abuse cases in affiliated churches evidence of “pure evil” and “satanic” behavior within their ranks. Several vowed to improve the ways churches…

An effort in the U.S. Senate to require health care for a child born alive during an abortion fell victim to a Democratic member’s objection. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington blocked approval of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S.…

President Trump began his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast by renewing his commitment religious freedom. “I will never let you down, I can say that — never,” Trump said as he approached the podium on Thursday morning (Feb. 7),…

Like houses of worship across the U.S., Calvary Church in Santa Ana, Calif., typically hasn’t had to worry about filing a federal tax form. But an obscure provision in the corporate tax overhaul approved by the Republican-controlled Congress at the…

President Trump affirmed unborn children as image bearers of God and urged Congress to ban late-term abortions in his second State of the Union speech. Trump called for both parties to work together for the good of the country in…

In Bossier City, La., school board meetings regularly begin with prayer, yet school employees reportedly can’t quietly pray or read a Bible within sight of students. That’s because a settlement agreed to last week restricts religious expression in public schools…